We noticed that the Magnolia stellata was blooming last week! It is usually in full bloom around April 1, so it looks like things are developing early at this point. That brings bad memories of the Easter Freeze of 2007 when March was warmer than April and things started to grow ahead of schedule. Early April 2007 saw record cold temps and all fruit crops were lost. This … [Read more...] about Will it be an early spring?
Archives for February 2017
We calibrated the John Bean Sprayer today in preparation for applying dormant oil to the fruit trees. … [Read more...] about John Bean Sprayer Calibration
We set up our College of Agriculture booth at the Farm Bureau thank a Farmer today with recruitment materials, a display of wines, jams and honey, and out fruit production information. The brunch was followed by an auction to benefit a farm family who lost a loved one. … [Read more...] about MSU Ag at Farm Bureau Thank a Farmer Brunch
The field crew began pruning peach trees yesterday. The crew will work on this over the next couple of weeks. We prune the peaches after most of the other fruit crops at the station since peaches can be injured if pruned too early. … [Read more...] about Pruning Peach Trees
The plastic was replaced today on the high tunnel. The entire crew took advantage of the nice warm day with calm winds to replace the plastic on the high tunnel. It takes teamwork, patience and some muscle to pull the cover over. The cover is Dura-Film Super 4, 6-mil polyethylene greenhouse film. Let the planting begin. Thanks to all our crew for working together to get … [Read more...] about Plastic Replaced on High Tunnel